Title: The economics of deforestation in the Amazon: dispelling the myths.
Abstract: Contents: Preface 1. Deforestation and its Myths 2. Occupation, Changing Migration Dynamics, and Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon 3. The Political Economy of Frontier Expansion and Deforestation in the Amazon 4. Deforestation and the Rules of Land Allocation 5. The Turnover Hypothesis of Amazon Deforestation: Conceptual Framework 6. Colonization Projects: Field Work 7. Turnover on Farming Plots 8. Deforestation and Land Re-concentration in the Amazon Frontier 9. Dispelling Other Myths about the Amazon 10. Policy Implications and Recommendations References Index
Publication Year: 2005
Publication Date: 2005-01-01
Language: en
Type: book
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